Archive for the ‘Concert Announcements’ Category
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
By Mark
Some really good shows coming up for the Halloween weekend -- goth party at Sapiens 7, a really strong line-up at Soundholic. But if I may be so bold as to suggest a few that stick out in my mind...
The biggie on Halloween evening will be the Ssamzie Space ...
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
By Dain Leathem
After a whirlwind tour of Busan and Daegu last weekend, the indie rock double bill of Cocore and SEB return home to Seoul for a gig at Club Freebird this Friday at 8 p.m. Both acts have recently released new albums, with Cocore's “Relax” currently on high rotation ...
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
By Shawn Despres
Bulssazo ended their seven month hiatus in June to open for Nosaj Thing on his South Korean tour. At the time, guitarist Sang Chul Han hinted at the possibility of the Seoul post-rock trio doing their own solo show later in the year as well. This ...
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
By Shawn Despres
Although it’s been available since late July, the official release party for Apollo 18’s new full-length, “[O] Album” (also known as “The Blue Album”) takes place at Salon Badabie in Hongdae on Saturday, September 19. The second in a series of three albums, “[0] Album” follows February’s ...
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
By Jon Dunbar
No, it's not a new kind of porn. The Swedish band Fy-Fan is swooping through Korea, Japan, and Australia this month. First on the tour are three shows across the peninsula.
Fy-Fan are described as Swedish D-beat, a minimalist style of hardcore involving rhythmic drums and shouted slogans. ...
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
By Shawn Despres
As Ian mentioned in his Lazy Magnet post below, this weekend marks the return of Tokyo’s awesome Melt-Banana to South Korea. The band, who last played in Seoul in January of 2005, are one of Japan’s best known underground rock exports and have rightfully built a cult ...
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
By Ian Chiasson
If you have never dropped 30,000 won to mingle in Apgujeong with people far better looking than you, at a dance club,..... you may wanna start.
Shinichi Osawa, Japanese DJ, producer, instrumentalist will be hitting up Club Answer on July 25th.
Shinichi Osawa is a founding member/ front man of Japanese "Acid Jazz" ...
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
By Mark
Okay, first of all, sorry for not updating the main page for so long. I'm sure I could have and should have, but I did not, so sorry.
Anyhow, here is an event that is not happening for a couple of weeks, but considering how I am not using this ...
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
By Mark
UPDATE: Club Day has apparently been canceled. Due to the funeral of Roh Moo-hyun. Not sure what is happening with the individual gigs. I think they are still on... Will let you know when I know.
ORIGINAL POST: A pretty busy weekend coming up, with something for pretty much everyone. ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
By Mark
For three years now, Pentaport has been the biggest summer music festival in Korea. Sure, there was the ETP Fest (since 2004) and Summer Breeze (canceled before it began), but Pentaport was the big dog in the yard.
Now, though, there is some real competition shaping up, with the debut ...
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